EX-3.19 18 k12696exv3w19.txt TITAN TIRE CORP OF FREEPORT ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION . . . Exhibit 3.19 FORM BCA 2.10 (rev. Dec. 2003) Instrument Book Page ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 200500065312 OR 102 1664 Business Corporation Act Jesse White, Secretary of State 200500065312 Department of Business Services Filed for Record in Springfield, IL 62756 STEPHENSON COUNTY, IL Telephone (217) 782-9522 VICI DTTE (217) 782-6961 04-08-2005 At 02:17 pm. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com CERTIFICATE 25.00 STATE TAX .00 LOCAL TAX .00 Remit payment in the form of a cashier's OR Book 102 Page 1664 - 1665 check, certified check, money order FILED: 4/1/2005 or an Illinois attorney's or CPA's check JESSE WHITE payable to the Secretary of State. SEE NOTE 1 TO DETERMINE FEES! SECRETARY OF STATE Filing Fee: $150.00 Franchise Tax $25.00 175.00 64093045 _____________________ ________ Submit in duplicate ________ Type or Print clearly in black ink _______ Do not write above this line _______ 1. CORPORATE NAME: Titan Tire Corporation of Freeport KAK ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (The corporate name must contain the word "corporation", "company," "incorporated," "limited" or an abbriviation thereof.) 2. Initial Registered Agent: Cheri T. Holley First Name Middle Initial Last name Initial Registered Office: 3769 Route 20 East Number Street Suite # (A P O BOX ALONE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE) Freeport IL 61032 Stephenson City Zip Code County 3. Purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized: (If not sufficient space to cover this point, add one or more sheets of this size.) The transaction of any or all lawful businesses for which corporations may be incorporated under the Illinois ___________ Corporation Act. To engage in the business of manufacturing, producing, selling and distributing agricultural tires and other off highway tires. 4. Paragraph 1: Authorized Shares, Issued Shares and Consideration Received:
Number of Shares Number of Shares Consideration to be Class Authorized Proposed to be issued Received thereof Common 10,000 1,000 $1,000 ------ TOTAL=$1,000
Paragraph 2: The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and special or relative rights in respect of the shares of each class are: (If not sufficient space to cover this point, add one or more sheets of this size.) (Over) C-162 24 5. OPTIONAL: (a) Number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the corporation: ______________ (b) Names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualify: Name Address City, State. ---- ------- ------------ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 OPTIONAL: (a) It is estimated that the value of all property to be owned by the corporation for the following year wherever located will be: $____________________________ (b) It is estimated that the value of the property to be located within the State of Illinois during the following year will be: $____________________________ (c) It is estimated that the gross amount of business that will be transacted by the corporation during the following year will be: $____________________________ (d) It is estimated that the gross amount of business that will be transacted from places of business in the State of Illinois during the following year will be: $____________________________ 7. OPTIONAL: OTHER PROVISIONS Attach a separate sheet of this size for any other provision to be included in the Articles of Incorporation, eg., authorizing preemptive rights, denying cumulative voting, regulating internal affairs, voting majority requirements, fixing a duration other than perpetual, etc. 8. NAME(S) & ADDRESS(ES) OF INCORPORATOR(S) The undersigned incorporator(s) hereby declare(s), under penalties of perjury, that the statements made in the foregoing Articles of Incorporation are true. Dated March 16, 2005 (Month & Day) Year SIGNATURE AND NAME ADDRESS ------------------ ------- 1. /s/ Cheri T. Holley ------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2701, Spruce Street Signature Street Cheri T. Holley Quincy IL 62301 (Type or print Name) City/Town State ________ 2. 2 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Signature Street ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- (Type or Print Name) City/Town State ________ 3. 3 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Signature Street ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- (Type or Print Name) City/Town State ________ (Signatures must be in BLACK INK on original document, Carbon copy, photocopy or rubber stamp signatures may ________ used on conformed copies.} NOTE: If a corporation acts as incorporator, the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation shall be shown and the execution shall be by a duly authorized corporate officer. Type or print officer's name and title beneath signature Note 1: Fee Schedule Note 2: Return to: The initial franchise tax is assessed at the rate of 15/100 of 1 percent ($1.50 per $1,000) on the paid-in capital represented in this ----------------------------- State. (Minimum initial franchise tax is $25) (Firm Name) ----------------------------- (Attention) The filing fee is $150 ----------------------------- (Mailing Address) The minimum total due (franchise tax + filing fee) is $175 ----------------------------- (City State Zip Code)